The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-18
CAPT. LEACH'S PROJECT FOR
THE IMPROVEMENT
OF Plum Point Reach, fleteher's
Bend and the Chutes OF
ElmOt.
THE EADS TEHUANTEPEC SHIP
RAILWAY BILL PASSED.
The Conference Report Upon the
Anti Mormon Bill Agreed TO bya
Vote OF 202 to 40.
ESPECIAL TO TER APPEAL,

NO. loUO STREET, w AbHINGTON, ~ " I,
February 1.-THE Secretary of War
has transmitted to the Senate a letter
from the president of the Mississippi
River Commission and a project for
the, improvement OF Plum Point
reach, embracing the completion Of
the revetment at Fletcher's Bend and
the c'osure of the chutes of Elmot and
Island No. 80. Gen. Gilmour In his
letter Gays: "The lateness of the sea.
con makes t inexpedient to undertake
actual work until the next food shall
have passed, but Capt. Leach, engi-
nter in charge, represents that it is
important hat early affirmative action
should be had in order that he may to
advantage make contracts for CYPRESS
piles, to be cut and trimmed before
the swamps are overfiowed, ready to
be hoated out at high water" Capt.
Leach's project calls for $180,000 to
complete the revttnent originally pro-
jected in Fietchef's Bend, oppoeits
the Gold Dust dikes; $130,000 to close
Elmot and No. 80 chute's big dikes,
near their lower ends, and $l3O, 900 for
an alternate dixie from e mot tow
head, the m in dixie. In sending this
document the Secretary OF War again
calls attention to the views of the
Mississippi River Commission respect.
ing the value of bank protection and
revetment in connection with per-
meable contracting works for improv-
ing the river, and to the advisability
of removing the restriction to ex-
penditures for this purpose.
THE ABERDEEN PUBLIC BUILDING
The Treasury Department has re-
ceived Information that the court.
house and postoffice building at Aber.
deem, Miss, will be completed within
the fiscal year 1888, and that $4,000 will
be required to furnishthe same.
THE CHATTANOOGA AND SHEFFIELD
(ALA,) BRIDGES.
The Senate today passed the House
bill authorizing the construction of
bridge across the Tennessee river at
Chattanooga by the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company. The
bill to bridge the same river at Shef-
field, Ala, was reported favorably.
SESSIONS OF CIRCUIT COURT AT viCKs-
BURG.
The bill providing for sessions OF the
Circuit Court at VicssburR, Miss was
passed by the Senate, and has now to
20 to the House.
A DINNER TO THE SUPREME COURT.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
gave State dinner tonight in honor
of the Supreme Court. The guests
ware Chief Justice and MrE. Waite,
Justice and Mrs. Miller, Justice and
Mrs. Field, Justice and Mrs. Bradley,
Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Justice and
Mrs. Matthew'S, Justice Gray, Justice
and Mrs. Blatchford, Senator and Mrs.
Edmunds, Senator and Mrs. Vest, Sen.
ator and Mrs. Evsrts, S ,uator and Mr..
Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick A.
Collins, John E. Devlin and wife, Of
New York, Ex-Msyor Grace and wife,
OF New York, and Frances Lynde
Station, of New York. The public re.
ception next Tuesday evening closes
the social events at the White House
for the season.
THE MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMIT
TEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Mr.. Rice today, on behalf OF the
minority of the House Committee ON
Foreign Affairs, submitted the follow
ing report: The minority of the com.
mittee desirous of occurring prompt
action and, if possible, unanimity of
expression by both branches OF CON
gress on the pending questions in dis
pute between this government and
that of Great Britain concerning the
fisheries, and believing that the bill
which has already passed he Senate,
by a substantially unanimous vote,
clothes the Executive with amp'e
power', are constrained to differ with
the recommendations of the majority,
that the House adopt separate or
new measure, which will necessarily be
followed by delay. and recommend
the passage by the House OF the Senate
bill. The report is signed by Messrs.
Rice, Wait, Ketcham, Phelps and Hit.
REIMBURSEMENT OF CHINESE.
The Secretary of the Interior today
transmitted to the Senate letter from
the Governor Of Washington Terri
tory, together with the memorial of
the Commissioners OF Kings county,
Wyoming Territory, requesting reim-
bursement by the United States in the
sum Of $4l68 for expenses incurred
by the county in the suppression OF
violence and enforcement of law dur
ing the anti-Chinese disturbances in
Seattle in November, 1885 and Febru.
ary, 1885. The Secretary is OF The
opinion that the claim is a Just one,
and recommends Its payment.
CONFEDERATE GRAVES IN OHIO.
Senator Sherman's amendment, ap-
propriating $4,000 for feucing the Con-
federate graves at Columbus and
johnson Island, Ohio, has also been
concurred in with the following
amendment: That the Secretary Of
War is hereby directed to ascertain
and report to the House at its next
session whether the graves of any SOL
diers, Union or Confederate, who were
killed in battle or died in prisons or
hospitals are not embraced in any
national, city, town or village ceme-
terry or are unprotected by inclosure
or unmarked by hesdstone, and il
there be any such graves what amount
of money would bs neces sary to prop
erly fence and permanently mark the
same.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
A Washington special to the Even.
ing Post says: There is no probability
Of an extra session. The only cause
for one would be the failure OF some
OF the appropriation bills. But not
withstanding the backward state Of
these bills, members of the Appropri.
alton Committee say that they will all
become laws.
.- PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senate The Senate resumed the
consideration OF the bill to provide for
the increase OF the naval establish
ment Senator Hale's billy.
The amendment offered yesterday
by Senator Butler, requiring the yes
sells to be "for sea service" was with
drawn.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 40;
nays, z.
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